Details

General

Morphemic form: {tupəq}N
New orthography: tupeq, toqqit
Old orthography: tupeĸ, tovĸit
Sources: [MFSJLK10], [SK71], [JP67], [CWSL51], [CWSL58], [CBBJRPIKJR97]
Combinations: View list
Right sandhi: Default/none
Inflection sandhi: Strong stem, Metathesis, up-declined, Cəq⇒Cq
Stem type: q-stem

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

The meaning oft his stem is 'tent'. This can both refer to a traditional Inuit tent, as well as a modern camping tent.


Inflection

Inflection pattern:

Stem type: q-stem
Inflection sandhi: Strong stem, Metathesis, up-declined, Cəq⇒Cq
Sources: [JP67], [CWSL51]

Stem before consonant Stem before vowel Notable forms
New orthography tuper toqq tupeq, toqqup, toqqit
Old orthography tuper tovĸ tupeĸ, tovĸup, tovĸit
Phonemic orthography tupəq tupq tupəq, tupqup, tupqit

Notes on inflection:

This is a strong q-stem with up-declension, and it normally inflects with metathesis. Note the special, archaic absolutive 4sg/sg possessive forms with N{'-i}: There are two different versions:

Either form may be encountered, but I believe the form with metathesis is the more common.


Meanings and examples

  • toqqa, tuperput, his tent, our tent [SK71]

    Kleinschmidt illustrates the inflection with metathesis here.


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